subject: Fathers Day Gifts- Where To Look For Ideas [print this page] You were more than guilty of giving your parents hints about what you wanted for your birthday and for Christmas and while at the time they told you that your presents were supposed to be a surprise, theyre now doing the same thing. Come dads birthday, Christmas or fathers day, he starts giving you obvious or subtle hints about what he wants. Most of the hints that dads tend to give are however misinterpreted because while theyre looking for a little fun or relaxation, kids are looking at price tags and wondering what they can afford.
Lets say your dad starts talking about some golf course or hes been deliberately showing you a newspaper ad to some lake resort; it doesnt necessarily mean he wants to learn to play golf or that hes looking to go on a vacation. It can mean anything like him wanting to spend some quality time with you playing a sport (like when you were a kid) or to enjoy a small outdoor activity.
The easiest way to tell is to pay some attention to your dads personality. Is he the golf playing type? Does he even follow any tournaments? If he doesnt and youve just bought him golf lessons, youre going to feel stupid when he tells you he has no intention of going.
If youre dads been talking a lot about cars than its likely that hes got something auto related on his mind, but instead of surprising him with a new paint coat (all applied and dried on his car) its best to ask him just what hes got in mind. It may ruin the element of surprise but if you end up tinkering with his car and he doesnt like it, its likely that the rest of the year will be very unpleasant.
If you find it absolutely impossible to pick up what dads trying to tell you and you still want to surprise him, you need to go with a failsafe choice like food. Food themed gifts like fathers day gift baskets are always a good choice because most men like food related gifts. Gift baskets or fruit bouquets both make for a good fathers day gift option. Theres a lot of variety to choose from. Gift baskets come in a lot of food and beverage themes and fruit bouquets feature a huge variety of fruit. Theyre made with fresh strawberries, pineapples, apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, melons and lots of other fruits. The fruit can also be dipped in chocolate and is arranged in sports themed containers.
If youre good at picking up on the hints your dad gives you, then buying him a fathers day gift should be easy but if youre in any doubt, dont experiment, find something hell like generally.
